Who Should Use This Book

TCP/IP and Data Communications Administration Guide contains information for network administrators with a wide range of experience. The text assumes that you are already familiar with the Solaris environment and have administered local machines and peripheral devices such as modems.

If you are setting up a new network, read TCP/IP and Data Communications Administration Guide before going on to the other books in the Solaris 2.5 System Administrator set. If you are administering or expanding an existing network, refer to the specific chapters related to the tasks that you want to perform.

If you need to set up a brand new network at a site that has never had a Solaris or other UNIX-based network, read Chapter 3, Planning Your Network before installing the Solaris software. This chapter provides important information that supplements the installation tasks in Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

Reading the chapters in sequence is not required, but each chapter assumes that you are familiar with the contents of previous chapter.